HIST 2057 Chapter : Politics-History 2057
Document Summary
Politics: politicians were more like caretakers, not really getting things done. Gilded age: emphasis on pursuing gold, everything looks good from the outside, but really in the inside it is not good. Republicans: dominated parties, farmers, union army veterans and african. Boss tweed: tammany hall, had district captains with immigrants coming in, bosses would take families and get them a home and jobs. After they got on their feet, they would vote on the political machines (because they helped them) costs on tweeds rule was a lot of money. Henry nast: political cartoonist, tweed tried to get rid of nast group of reformers: wanted to reform the system. Henry george: progress and poverty: tried to figure out the causes of. America"s problems (scarcity of land), said that a single tax on unapproved land, thought the real estate would give it backs so they won"t be taxed.
